Learn C# Course Syllabus

Overview: This project-driven course provides a comprehensive introduction to C# and .NET Core, designed for developers with basic programming experience. Over approximately 10 weeks of hands-on learning, you'll progress from C# fundamentals to building, testing, and deploying full-scale applications. Each module blends essential theory with practical coding exercises, culminating in a capstone project that integrates dependency injection, asynchronous programming, testing, and CI/CD practices. Lifetime access allows flexible, self-paced learning.

Module 1: C# Language Basics

Estimated time: 8 hours

• Primitive types and variables
• Operators and expressions
• Control flow with if and switch statements
• Loops including for and while

Module 2: Methods, Error Handling & Debugging

Estimated time: 8 hours

• Method signatures and overloads
• Exception handling with try/catch/finally
• Types of exceptions in C#
• Using debugger tools

Module 3: Classes & Object-Oriented Design

Estimated time: 8 hours

• Defining classes and structs
• Properties and constructors
• Access modifiers and encapsulation
• Object instantiation and interaction

Module 4: Inheritance, Interfaces & Polymorphism

Estimated time: 8 hours

• Base and derived classes
• Abstract classes and virtual/override methods
• Interface contracts and implementation
• Polymorphism through inheritance and interfaces

Module 5: Collections & LINQ

Estimated time: 8 hours

• Arrays and generic collections like List<T>
• Dictionaries and other collection types
• Querying data with LINQ methods
• Using LINQ query syntax

Module 6: Asynchronous Programming

Estimated time: 8 hours

• Understanding Task and Task<T>
• Implementing async/await patterns
• Using CancellationToken for cancellation
• Parallel loops and concurrency handling

Module 7: .NET Core & Dependency Injection

Estimated time: 8 hours

• .NET Core project templates
• Configuration with appsettings.json
• Built-in dependency injection container
• Service lifetimes and constructor injection

Module 8: Testing & Packaging

Estimated time: 10 hours

• Writing unit tests with xUnit
• Mocking dependencies using Moq
• Creating NuGet packages
• Publishing to a local NuGet feed

Module 9: Capstone Project – Complete .NET Core App

Estimated time: 20 hours

• Design and implement a full-stack .NET Core application
• Integrate backend API with data layer and configuration
• Develop a simple frontend (e.g., Blazor)
• Implement logging, DI, and a CI/CD pipeline

Prerequisites

• Familiarity with basic programming concepts (variables, loops, functions)
• Basic understanding of object-oriented principles (recommended)
• Experience with any programming language (helpful but not required)

What You'll Be Able to Do After

• Write clean, maintainable C# code using modern language features
• Apply object-oriented design principles in real-world applications
• Build and structure .NET Core web APIs with dependency injection
• Implement asynchronous operations and handle concurrency
• Test, package, and deploy C# libraries and applications